Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29312/pages/9641. No. 1300 Private Alfred (Frederick William Owen) Potts, 1/1st The Berkshire Yeomanry, Territorial Force. On 21st August 1915 in the attack on Hill 70, Gallipoli, Private Potts, although wounded in the thigh, remained for over 48 hours under the Turkish trenches with another private from his regiment who was severely wounded, and unable to move. He finally fixed a shovel to the equipment of his wounded comrade and using this as a sledge, dragged the man back over 600 yards to safety, being under fire all the way.
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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29312/pages/9641. No. 1300 Private Alfred (Frederick William Owen) Potts, 1/1st The Berkshire Yeomanry, Territorial Force. On 21st August 1915 in the attack on Hill 70, Gallipoli, Private Potts, although wounded in the thigh, remained for over 48 hours under the Turkish trenches with another private from his regiment who was severely wounded, and unable to move. He finally fixed a shovel to the equipment of his wounded comrade and using this as a sledge, dragged the man back over 600 yards to safety, being under fire all the way.